How to Make Fun and Festive Peanut Butter Reindeer Cups!

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Get ready for a super easy and festive holiday treat with these 3-ingredient Peanut Butter Reindeer Cups! You only need premade peanut butter cookie dough, mini Reese’s cups, pretzels, and candy eyes and noses. 🦌🍫✨

These are perfect for making with the kids or gifting to friends, these little reindeer will add a fun and delicious touch to your holiday spread. 🎄🎁

Ingredients & Supplies

• 1 package premade peanut butter cookie dough
• 24 Mini Reese’s cups (unwrapped)
• 24 small pretzels
• 24 candy eyes
• 24 cinnamon candies (or red M&Ms)
• Silicone Mini-Muffin Baking Dish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (or according to dough instructions). Grease a mini muffin tin.
2. Roll dough into balls (1 tbsp each) and place in muffin cups. Bake 8-10 mins until golden.
3. Press a Reese’s cup into each cookie right after baking.
4. Break pretzels in half and place in cookies as antlers.
5. Attach candy eyes and a cinnamon candy (or M&M) for the nose.
6. Let cool completely, then enjoy your festive reindeer cookie cups!

Here’s a Quick Video Tutorial!

Perfect Presentation Platters

These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookie Cups would look great on any platter, cake stand, or serving board! Here are some of my favorites!

White Serving Platters: I love this large white porcelain platter from Walmart that I use all the time, as well as this marble tray for an amazing price!! For another all-white option, this white marble pastry board from World Market is my favorite!

Individual Holiday Plates: You can’t go wrong with these adorable Plaid Plates from Target or these charming Nutcracker Plates from TJ Maxx, both for a great price!

Holiday Links: I get asked all the time about my favorite kitchen decor for the holidays, so I linked my favorites for you!

• The illuminated Christmas Village Cookie Jar is from Mac-Kenzie Childs. For a less-expensive option, I also love her Gingerbread House Cookie Jar.
• For another adorable cookie jar, I also adore this Gingerbread House and Gingerbread Man Platter (both from Pottery Barn.)
• The Nutcracker Cookie Jar is from Mac-Kenzie-Childs (and makes a great gift!) My checkered rug is also MacKenzie-Childs.
• I also love my Candle Warming Lamp for jar candles as a flameless option for scented candles!
• If you’re looking for a Christmas sign, I love my adorable red Santa’s Bakery sign from Etsy!

Can I Prep These in Advance?

Yes! These Reindeer Peanut Butter Cups can be made several days in advance (just store in the fridge.) You can also freeze them for about a month!

Storing Leftover Peanut Butter Reindeer Cups

These can be stored either in the fridge or at room temperature and should last for several days!

Happy Holidays!

We hope you loved these Reindeer Cookie Cups this holiday season! For more delicious recipes, be sure to check out our 3-Ingredient Santa Cheesecake Cups, amazing Sugar Cookie Fudge Bars, or these 5-Minute Christmas Tree Cookie Dippers. Merry Christmas, friends!

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